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| Dancing on the Moon (90 min., 2003) -- Three Native American friends get stranded on the road to a powwow. Their journey leads them through sorrow, pain and remorse to the place they call home: The powwow world. 2003 American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco Nominee -- Best Supporting Actor (Rodrick Pocowatchit) WINNER -- Horizon Award for promising newcomer (Rodrick Pocowatchit) 2004 American Indian L.A. Film & TV Awards, Hollywood, CA Nominee -- Best Motion Picture WINNER -- Best Lead Actor in a Film (Guy Ray Pocowatchit) Nominee -- Best Supporting Actor in a Film (Mark Wells) 2004 Kansas International Film Festival, Kansas City WINNER - Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature |
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| T H E B E A R F A C T S |
| Harmy was Rod's childhood teddy bear. One day, Harmy disappeared and is still at large. Hence the logo for Harmy Films, a one-eyed tattered teddy bear. Doesn't that just scream "Important filmmaker?" |
| A B O U T U S We aren't afraid of getting burned. That tough demeanor has made us here at Harmy Films what we are today -- the internationally-ignored but friendly filmmakers from Wichita, KS. You might have heard of us. No? Well, that's too bad. 'Cause we make movies. Great movies. Well, our moms like them, anyway. Harmy Films is the "brainchild" of Rodrick Pocowatchit, who for some reason got it into his thuck skull that he could write a script. So he gave it a shot. It became "Dancing on the Moon." And, much to the dismay of professional screenwriters everywhere, that very first script got the hack accepted into two screenwriting labs at the prestigious Sundance Institute. But Rod didn't stop there. After much heartache, hard work and greasy pizza, he made "Dancing on the Moon" with a miniscule budget, no prior directing experience and hardly any crew. It would go on to be screened at film festivals across the country (and in Canada, Italy and the Netherlands) and win a few awards (including the audience award in Kansas City and a special jury prize for Rod at the renowned American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco). After that, we made another feature, "Sleepdancer," which received four award nominations at the 2005 American Indian Film Festival, including three for Rod: Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor. Who'da thunk? So, you see, we aren't afraid of a little fire. It just makes us hotter. |
| Photo by Brandon Michael Mark Wells, left, Rodrick Pocowatchit and Guy Ray Pocowatchit. |
| Sleepdancer (90 min., 2005) -- A half-Native American coroner’s investigator unfolds the mystery of a mute Native American man who seeks solace from past tragedy in his waking dreams. 2005 American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco Nominee -- Best Feature Film Nominee -- Best Director (Rodrick Pocowatchit) Nominee -- Best Actor (Rodrick Pocowatchit) Nominee -- Best Supporting Actor (Mark Wells) 2006 American Indian L.A. Film & TV Awards, Los Angeles WINNER -- Best Film WINNER -- Best Actor (Rodrick Pocowatchit) WINNER -- Best Supporting Actor (Mark Wells) |
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| R E C E N T F I L M O G R A P H Y |
| A Momentary Lapse of Brilliance (12 min., 2007) -- A Native American reporter struggles with guilt when he is given damaging evidence that could ruin his best friend's political career. Official selection -- 2007 Tallgrass Film Festival Official selection -- 2007 American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco Official selection -- 2007 First Nations Film Festival, Chicago Happy Birthday, Grandma (14 min., 2007) -- Award-winning filmmaker Rodrick Pocowatchit documents his Pawnee grandmother's 90th birthday powwow celebration. Official selection -- 2007 American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco Official selection -- 2007 Comanche College Invitational Film Festival Official selection -- 2007 First Nations Film Festival, Chicago The Dead Can't Dance (2009) -- Currently in pre-production. |
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| O F F I C I A L B I O |
| Rodrick Pocowatchit is from the Pawnee, Shawnee and Comanche tribes and resides in Wichita, KS. As director, screenwriter, producer and editor, he has made seven short films and two independent digital features, “Dancing on the Moon” and “Sleepdancer.” He has won several awards, including recognition from the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, the Los Angeles American Indian Film & TV Awards, and support from the Sundance Institute. As an actor, Rod will appear in the upcoming feature film “The Only Good Indian” starring Wes Studi and directed by Kevin Willmott (the Sundance favorite "C.S.A: The Confederate States of America"). Rod is currently in pre-production on his next feature script, "The Dead Can't Dance," and serves on the advisory board for NativeVue, a national organization that supports and promotes Native Americans in the media. |
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